Forest Gate railway station is on the

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serving

Forest Gate Forest Gate is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It is located northeast of Charing Cross. The area's name relates to its position adjacent to Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest. The town ...

in the

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, east London. It is down the line from

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and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in fare zone 3. The station was opened in 1840 by the

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. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the

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between and

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History

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Forest Gate station first opened in 1840 by the

, a year after the line was built, but was closed in 1843, before re-opening on 31 May 1846 following pressure from local residents.

Accidents and incidents

On 24 May 1953, at around 4 a.m., three members of train crew were injured in a collision between a freight train and a staff train that occurred east of Forest Gate station. A London-bound freight train that had started out at the goods yard was crossing from the electric line over to the main line when a staff train bound for the sidings

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and collided with the goods train at a speed of about 35 mph. A Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation report blamed the driver of the Gidea Park train for his failure to "pay attention to signals".

Services

All services from Forest Gate are operated by Elizabeth Line. * 8 tph to

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* 8 tph to

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Crossrail Improvements

New trains were phased into service, and they are over in length, necessitating the extension of Forest Gate's platforms. Other enhancements included three new lifts providing access to all platforms, improved lighting and signage, help points, and new ticket machines and gates within a refurbished ticket hall.

Connections

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routes 58, 308 and 330 serve the station. The station is from station, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.National Rail Timetable
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References

External links

Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
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Stratford, London